Review: Axim X51v

By 09.20.2005 :: 4:01PM EDT09.20.2005

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our resident perfect pda hunter, palmsolo, just finished reviewing dell's latest version of its pocket pc handheld, the axim x51v. this pda is an update of dell's previous x50v, and it comes in three flavors that lead up to the beefy x51v, which sports a fast chip, wi-fi and bluetooth, cf and sd expansion, a lot of built-in memory, windows mobile 5.0, and more. check out the review to see what's new on the x51v and what palmsolo thinks of the new wm5 os. just as a hint, he gave it a geek.com pick.

user comments 10 comment(s)

i love my x50v(1:44am est wed sep 21 2005)…. i can't wait until this comes out. now if it only had phone capabilities it would be perfect! – by bayden – first post

update x50v(7:47am est wed sep 21 2005)has anyone hear of a date when we can order ms mobil 5 for the x50v – by alphaomega

wm 5 for x50 series(8:35am est wed sep 21 2005)the cd is supposed to be available for purchase around september 30th. – by palmsolo

battery life percentage wrong(11:01am est wed sep 21 2005)i don't mean to nitpick, (well i do, actually) but the battery life increase is almost 100% not “almost 50%.” – by batt man

battery life clarification(12:17pm est wed sep 21 2005)yeah, it would have been clearer to just say that the battery life is almost double that of the x50v. btw, chris leckness at aximsite performed the same test as i did with the same results and added some additional testing as well. battery life is definitely improved in the device, even if the benchmarking utility happens to be acting up in windows mobile 5.0 – by palmsolo

ikuk(6:56pm est wed sep 21 2005)afrika makes the best pdas! afrikans are smarter and more creative and can make a better pda than japan, us, or rest of world! afrika will rule the world! – by ikuk

we just got in dell axim x51v new 380.00(2:44pm est tue sep 27 2005)we just got in dell axim x51v 624mhzsame one you see on dells site for 499 + tax and shipping